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Tone Vays’ Channel Banned as YouTube Continues Crypto Purge
16.4.2020
Tone Vays saw one of his YouTube videos banned, followed by his channel's termination shortly thereafter
Just Like Bitcoin Before It, Cardano is Banned from Wikipedia
25.3.2020
According to Cardano’s Charles Hoskinson, Wikipedia will allow an article about his project despite it being “the most cited of all of the peer reviewed coins”
After BitMEX Meltdown, Should Shorting Be Banned on Crypto Exchanges?
22.3.2020
Many countries in Europe banned short selling after the global financial crisis, should crypto exchanges do the same after Bitcoin’s recent 50% drop?
Can’t Lock Down Bitcoin: Trump Ponders Halting Stock Trading, Grounding US Passenger Flights
21.3.2020
In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak and a looming recession, U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration are contemplating halting stock markets next week. The White House is currently considering grounding all passenger planes and ordering a nationwide shelter. However, bureaucrats from...
Maduro Orders Venezuelan Bank Closures Amid Coronavirus Scare
19.3.2020
In order to combat the coronavirus outbreak in Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro has ordered the entire country to quarantine themselves. With an inflation rate that rises more than 10,000% per year, the country’s citizens have already been dealing with economic turmoil. Maduro...
India Central Bank Says It Hasn’t Banned Crypto
22.1.2020
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) says it has not banned cryptocurrency usage — only the regulated avenues leading to it
Crypto vs RBI: Exchange Counsel and RBI Take Center Stage at Supreme Court Today
22.1.2020
India’s supreme court spent all day on Wednesday hearing extensive arguments from both the counsel representing crypto exchanges and the central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The counsel for the central bank confirmed again that cryptocurrency is not banned in India, but still...
RBI Confirms Crypto Not Banned in India
21.1.2020
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has confirmed that cryptocurrency is not banned in India. During the latest supreme court hearing of the crypto case, the central bank’s reply to the Internet and Mobile Association of India was read out in detail. The RBI clarified that it only fenced in...
Uzbekistan Bans Citizens From Buying Crypto, They Can Only Sell
24.12.2019
Authorities in Uzbekistan have effectively banned residents from purchasing cryptocurrencies on digital asset exchanges licensed in the country. Crypto holders will only be able to sell their coins and that’s if these have not been obtained through anonymous transactions, amendments to...
Nordea Employees Banned From Buying Bitcoin + More News
3.12.2019
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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Nordea Bank is free to prevent its employees from investing in Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies in their...
Court Postpones TON Hearing Till February, Impatient Investors May Get 77% Back
21.10.2019
The New York court reviewing Telegram’s contested coin offering in the U.S. has postponed a scheduled hearing on the case till February. The defendants, Telegram Group and its subsidiary TON Issuer, have been banned from distributing and selling the tokens. Investors who don’t want...
Circle Drops Poloniex Leaving US Crypto Traders High and Dry
19.10.2019
According to a blog post published by Circle, the cryptocurrency firm is releasing its subsidiary exchange Poloniex which is now owned by an “Asian investment group.” The trading platform will become an independent company called Polo Digital Assets, Ltd., and after November 1, 2019...
Russia Blocks 2 Crypto News Websites
19.10.2019
Russian authorities have restricted access to a couple of cryptocurrency news outlets. The formal reasons for the censorship move are different in each case but the end result is the same. In both, regulators have acted on the basis of a law that empowers them to block online sources of information...
Tom Lee: Bitcoin can be Banned from US if its Price Reaches $100,000
13.9.2019
Tom Lee, a notable industry observer, has cautioned that Bitcoin could see a complete ban in the United States if its value reaches 100,000 dollars. In a twitter discussion, about Washington’s snap restriction on flavored e-cigarettes recently, the co-founder of Fundstrat Global Advisors,...
When Cash Is Banned, Centralized Cryptos Are Not Going to Save You
30.7.2019
Australia is now moving forward with its proposed legislation to ban cash purchases over 10,000 AUD ($6,900) for business purposes. According to the treasury website: “The Black Economy Taskforce recommended this action to tackle tax evasion and other criminal activities.” While many...
South Korean Financial Overseer Who Banned ICOs Abruptly Quits
23.7.2019
During his tenure Chairman Choi Jong-ku took a hard line against ICOs but enacted some favorable policies towards blockchain businesses
Traders Are Now Banned From Using Localbitcoins Exchange in Iran
24.5.2019
Traders from Iran have been banned from using the peer-to-peer trading platform Localbitcoins.com within the country. The Iranian section of the website displays a short message that states that the exchange is “currently not available.” The news follows significant Iranian rial trade...
Paying the Price: WeChat Merchants Banned From Crypto Payments
16.5.2019
“It is precisely this type of restriction of freedom that will push people to use crypto,” China’s crypto community remains positive despite tightening restrictions
China’s BTC Ban Doubles-Down with WeChat Terminating Accounts Dealing with Crypto Trading
16.5.2019
China’s ban on BTC is not new. The country has been doing so over the past two years now since the infamous incident of local ICO (initial coin offerings) and crypto exchange happened. Since then, the citizens of the country are allowed to hold the crypto but are restricted from trading it. This...